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Exercise 1: Choose the best word (A, B, C or D) which best completes each sentence below.
1. Ann’s encouraging words gave me ____________ to undertake the demanding task once again. A. a point B. an incentive C. a resolution D. a target
2. We are going to build a fence around the field with ____________ to breeding sheep and cattle A. a goal B. an outlook C. a reason D. a view
3. He sat in a soft armchair and watched the world ____________. A. go by B. pass on C. walk along D. fly past
4. The doctor ____________ all night with the patients in the hospital. A. sat out B. sat up C. sat in D. sat on
5. You'd better not place a bet on Stallion. In my opinion, the horse doesn't ____________ a chance of winning the race. A. win B. stand C. rise D. play
6. - “How do you like your beefsteak done?” - “____________.” A. Very much B. Not any C. Very little D. Rare
7. If it hadn’t been for the hint that the professor ____________, nobody would have found out the correct answer. A. dropped B. cast C. threw D. flung
8. The international conference of the Craniological Association has been ____________ in
Cairo to discuss the revolutionary discovery of Doctor Gonzales from Mexico. A. deployed B. collected C. mobilized D. summoned
9. His parents have always wanted Philip to set a good ____________ to his younger brothers both at school and at home. A. form B. model C. pattern D. guidance
10. We have to ____________ the hard times hoping that things will charge for the better in the future. A. maintain B. endure C. persist D. outlive
11. Alex was ____________ enough on becoming a professional sportsman and he didn’t want
to listen to anyone else’s advice. A. intent B. eager C. definite D. certain
12. What is the verdict of the report? Has the cause of the catastrophe been ____________ yet? A. specified B. informed C. accounted D. judged
13. Anything he does is in ____________ with the law and that’s why I have suggested him for the post. A. compliance B. obedience C. commitment D. responsibility Page 1
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14. Beyond all ____________, it was Alice who gave away our secret. A. fail B. conclusion C. dispute D. contradiction
15. Patrick is too ____________ a gambler to resist placing a bet on the final game. A. instant B. spontaneous C. compulsive D. continuous
16. What you are saying is quite ____________, so give us, please, more details on the situation A. famous B. accustomed C. obvious D. familiar
17. It’s not easy to make Stanley furious, the boy is very gentle by ____________. A. himself B. personality C. reaction D. nature
18. Ever since we quarreled in the office, Janice and I have been ____________ enemies. A. assured B. confirmed C. defined D. guaranteed
19. He seemed very quiet, but it would be a mistake to ____________ his intelligence. A. devalue B. depreciate C. underrate D. minimize
20. The jury ____________ her compliments on her excellent knowledge of the subject. A. paid B. gave C. made D. said ANSWER KEY: 1. B 2. D 3.A 4.B 5.B 6.D 7.A 8.D 9.C 10.B 11.A 12.A 13.A 14.C 15.C 16.C 17.D 18.B 19.C 20.A
Exercise 2: Fill in each blank with an appropriate word (A, B, C or D) to complete the passage below. THOMAS COOK
Thomas Cook could be said to have invented the global tourist industry. He was born in
England in 1808 and became a cabinet-maker. Then he hit on the idea of using the newly-
invented railways for pleasure trips and by the summer of 1845, he was organizing commercial
trips. The first was to Liverpool and (1) ____________ a 60-page handbook for the journey, the
(2) ____________ of the modern holiday brochure.
The Paris Exhibition of 1855 (3) _______ him to create his first great tour, taking in France,
Belgium and Germany. This also included a remarkable (4) ____________ - Cook’s first cruise,
an extraordinary journey along the Rhine. Nothing like this had been available before, but it was
only the beginning. Cook had invented (5) ____________ tourism and now became a
pioneering giant, striding across the world, traveling incessantly, researching every little detail
before being absolutely confident that he could send the public to (6) ____________ his steps.
Cook was not slow in thinking beyond Europe, and he turned his gaze upon Africa. The
expertise he had gained with his pioneering cruise along the Rhine in 1855 (7) ____________
him in good stead when it came to organizing a fantastic journey along the Nile in 1869. Few
civilians had so much as (8) ____________ foot in Egypt, let (9) ____________ traveled along
this waterway through history and the remains of a vanished civilization (10) ____________ Page 2
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back thousands of years. Then, in 1872, Cook organized, and took part in, the first conducted
world tour. The whole adventure took 222 days and the world of travel has not been the same since. 1. A. featured B. presented C. highlighted D. inserted 2. A. pioneer B. forerunner C. prior D. foretaste 3. A. livened B. initiated C. launched D. inspired 4. A. breakthrough B. leap C. step D. headway 5. A. common B. whole C. wide D. mass 6. A. retreat B. retrace C. resume D. retrieve 7. A. kept B. took C. stood D. made 8. A. set B. placed C. laid D. put 9. A. apart B. aside C. alone D. away 10. A. flowing B. going C. running D. passing ANSWER KEY: 1. A 2. B 3. D 4. A 5. D 6. B 7. C 8. A 9. C 10. B Page 3